On CPAC’s Main Stage, Fissures in the Party Trump Remade
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Brandon Straka, a right-wing commentator, challenged the prevailing negative view of Marjorie Taylor Greene at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
- Straka highlighted a directive labeling Greene as a traitor due to her break with former President Trump over his shift away from “America First” policies.
- He urged the CPAC audience to reconsider this stance and expressed support for Greene, even if it meant indirectly criticizing Trump.
- Straka questioned the conservative movement’s growing conformity and hostility, asking when it became “hive-minded, mean and tribal.”
